Teams will adjust and get better at handling the Patriots. Part of the reason they are very good right now is they are both playing well together and preparing/coaching better than other teams.

There also seems to be only a few competitive teams this year - parity has adversely affected a lot of teams - I cannot stand this bunch but they are playing very well right now and have benefitted a lot in my opinion from their schedule - playing 6 games in the AFC East has not hurt - and from the fact that there are a lot of teams that are on their schedule that are not playing well.

I see them going undefeated which is a great accomplishment BUT I also am hoping for someone to knock them off in the playoffs - that would be so sweet

and we would not have to have any more talk about an asterisk

until Dan Snyder lets NFL people make ALL the decisions on who coaches & plays, we will be a mediocre franchise each season starts with high hopes & expectations - & ends with us knowing we should have done better with who we have

BeeGee wrote:Not sure on this one. They'll definitely have options though. They may even go with the Long from UVA for depth behind Seymour (always hurt) or a linebacker.

They need to draft for Linebackers; the whole team defense is built around LBs and their youngest starting LB is 30. From friends who are Patriots fans, the only LBs they have who are young are ST players. Trade down and draft linebackers is my call.

Plus, no RB needed; they just drafted Maroney in the 1st round a few years ago.

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It would be great if they did take him. They'd then have to pay Brady, Moss, McFadden, Seymour, Samuel, and Adalius Thomas max or near-max money. This would weaken their depth and ultimately make them a more beatable team, particularly if any of the above-named players are injured.

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HEROHAMO wrote:The Patriots have the forty niners pick in this upcoming draft. So far that puts them in position to receive the number two pick.

That is scary. The Niners blow and they don't have a QB. Winning one more game is a stretch. At least Miami's not going to win either and move them to #1, but I just don't see them dropping past anyone.

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HEROHAMO wrote:The Patriots have the forty niners pick in this upcoming draft. So far that puts them in position to receive the number two pick.

That is scary. The Niners blow and they don't have a QB. Winning one more game is a stretch. At least Miami's not going to win either and move them to #1, but I just don't see them dropping past anyone.

Certainly the idea of the Pats having the number two pick is nightmarish!

I just hope they trade down. But, hey you never know what that Bellicheck guy is thinking. The Pats have had a chip on there shoulders the whole year. It would not surprise me if the Pats pick up Mcfadden just so the Jets do not get him.

They might surprise everyone and use the pick - my bet is that they will trade down - however, they could take the BC QB who could be the best QB available and would be their next superstar

until Dan Snyder lets NFL people make ALL the decisions on who coaches & plays, we will be a mediocre franchise each season starts with high hopes & expectations - & ends with us knowing we should have done better with who we have

SkinsJock wrote:They might surprise everyone and use the pick - my bet is that they will trade down - however, they could take the BC QB who could be the best QB available and would be their next superstar

I can't see it, Brady is only 30 to use a #2 pick on and getting better. You don't spend that kind of dough on a guy you don't expect to start for 5-10 years and it would be a total waste of getting the high impact player you expect at another position for the #2 pick.

I would put their picking a QB in the wishful thinking category. I have liked NE as a Michigan fan and recently having moved from New England. Though the camera thing does really rub me the wrong way. I don't care if it actually helped them or not, it's FLAGRANT cheating. Also, in terms of talent they are passing the point of ridiculous and own another absurdly high pick.

Groucho: Man does not control his own fate. The women in his life do that for him

Proverb: Failure is not falling down. Failure is not getting up again

Twain: A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way